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    Morrison’s a ​ Beloved  Markeshia Reece  Period 7  11/21/14                        Morrison’s a ​ Beloved  Beloved​ ‚ by Toni Morrison‚ is a story that takes place after the American Civil War. The point  of view in the novel switches between an ex­slave woman named Sethe‚ her young daughter named  Denver‚ and a wandering escaped slave man named Paul D; all who have had a troubled history.  Strength is gained through the hardships of life; this is represented by Sethe’s haunted past‚ Paul  D’s past experience in slavery

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    standard in society. This is especially true for women in society as they are taught what is considered beautiful and if they are different then they are ugly. There is some type of expectation for women to look a certain way. In “The Bluest Eyes” by Toni Morrison depicts beauty for women as being those with white light skin and blue eyes‚ better known as “white beauty” and those with dark skin to be ugly. So race is also playing a part in this because it’s saying that those who are black or of different

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    In “BURN THIS BOOK - “peril” ” Toni Morrison contends that the art or work of a writer should be protected from the constant censorship and other forms of similar prosecution that they must face as a part of their job. This prosecution is believed by the author to be the writers peril. The regimes ran by dictators and authoritarians alike would never relinquish their control over the media and use methods that may range from censorship to absolute slaughter and violence in the process of silencing

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    What one may consider beautiful‚ the next person may not. Everyone has their own perception of beauty and most of the times‚ one may look towards the media to figure out what is actually considered to be beautiful. In the novel‚ “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison‚ one of the main themes was the concept of beauty. The characters are living in a segregated world where being white was deemed beautiful. Unfortunately‚ what seems to be the face of beauty is usually a white person‚ or sometimes in this time

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    As he lies dying in Chapter 9‚ Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church. One line in the poem reads‚ “Nothing gold can stay‚” meaning that all good things must come to an end. By the end of the novel‚ the boys apply this idea to youthful innocence‚ believing that they cannot remain forever unsullied by the harsh realities of life. Here‚ Johnny urges Ponyboy to remain

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    Summary of “Cinderella’s Stepsisters” In his story “Cinderella’s Stepsisters” Toni Morrison compares modern day women’s rights to those of the ancient fairy tale figure “Cinderella.” According to him women stick together to wrong another woman‚ like Cinderella’s sisters had done‚ her‚ while copying their mother’s actions. He wants to know what happens to the sisters‚ after the story ends‚ when they grow up. He wants to know how their attitudes will be in regard to other children and old people

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    Reconnection While the struggle to individually survive is inherent in Toni Morrison’s Jazz‚ what stands out more is the way companionship helps the characters to survive. The relationships that develop within the story are potent in their effects on characters‚ especially Joe Trace‚ a fifty-three year old man struggling with a failing marriage. Trying to fulfill his own desires‚ he has an affair. But because he kills Dorcas‚ his young lover who does not truly love him‚ Joe finds himself isolated

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    Born on February 18‚ 1931‚ in Lorain Ohio‚ Toni Morrison is the first African-American woman to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature and is one of the most celebrated authors of the 20th centaury. Toni Morrison is the voice of consciousness in America; she provokes us to become better‚ to look at the horrors of our past so we strive for a better future. With her subjectivity towards racism‚ Toni Morrison paved the way for an entire generation of African American women. With her two famous books “The

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    took the place of pamphlets‚ poems‚ and novels. Themes such as the quest for freedom‚ the nature of evil‚ and the powerful verses the powerless became the themes of African- American literature. In a book called Fiction and Folklore: the novels of Toni Morrision author Trudier Harris explains that "Early folk beliefs were so powerful a force in the lives of slaves that their masters sought to co-opt that power. Slave masters used such beliefs in an attempt to control the behavior of their slaves"(Harris

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    Language can make people feel oppress and subjugate‚ Toni Morrison gives examples in her Nobel lecture. A example we are given is when the young people go to the old woman’s house and test her if the bird is dead or not because of her disability. “They stand before her‚ and one of them says‚ "Old woman‚ I hold in my hand a bird. Tell me whether it is living or dead."” We see a sign of dominance since‚ like I said earlier‚ the youngsters know the old woman can’t see. A noble purpose of language here

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